Blazing a trail of $150,000 approximated damage, flames struck the south end of the Science building at 4 a.m. Friday to destroy two laboratories and a classroom. Three floors of the building, which houses the College of Pharmacy and the chemistry research department were damaged. No deaths or personal injuries were reported.
The two most severely damaged rooms cvere the quantitative and the qualitative analysis laboratories. According to one professor, origin of the fire was an oven on the first floor, which is accustomed to run all night in conducting quantitative chemical analysis experiments. Evidently, the oven was accidentally turned on too high, causing an •xplosion which subsequently spread to the tbove qualitative lab, and to the classroom above that on the third floor. Flames cut their path through the roof of the Science building in one quarter.
For the revised classroom schedule necessitated by the Science building fire, see of page 3 of the Daily Trojan.
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The north side of the two-part Science building was not touched, leaving unharmed the School of Medicine and the departments of physics and botany. Under the skillful direction of Battalion Chief Oscar T. Blythe, the flames were kept from spreading to the chemical storerooms in the two destroyed laboratories.
SC scientists were briefly interrupted in their basement research work, but a care-
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NO MORE QUANT—At least that seems to be the popular concensus of opinion for this debris that once housed the quantitative analysis classes.
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ful survey of damage revealed that the fire
did not penetrate into the basement. The basement research rooms, however, were flooded and students were forced to abdicate their laboratories temporarily. Governmental experiments on anti-malarial drugs escaped all but superficial damage, according to Anton B. Burg, chemistry department head.
The fire was discovered Friday at 4 a.m. by Frank Pickel, a marine trainee living in Newkirk hall. Pickel claims he smelled smoke, and unable to arouse his roommates, dashed over to the Jefferson boulevard and Mc-Clintock street fire station. Before the fire was quenched, 12 companies had answered the call.
Nearby residents apparently slept throughout the entire alarm. On student explained it thusly, “After hearing every trash barrel burned for years, I finally missed the biggest show yet—I didn’t hear a thing.” He lives two houses away.
Classes were held as scheduled Friday, as navy trainees comprising the bulk of the chemistry classes could not miss a day. Most classroom rerouting was done with the botany department and Harris hall, according to Dr. Albert S. Raubenheimer, director of the educational program of the university.
Reconstruction on the 20-year-old building will be made as soon as possible. Contrary to reports, the building will not have to be torn down and completely rebuilt; repairing of the fire-gutted rooms will be considered sufficient.
Halsey attacks cost Japs 416 ships in 14 days
GUAM. July 23 — d'F)—Units of Adm. William F. Halsey's third fleet struck again off the mouth of Tokyo bay early .today, carrying into its 14th day a devastating sweep that already has cost the Japanese 416 ships sunk or damaged, including the battleship Nagato, and 556 planes destroyed or damaged, it was
announced today.
Lifting the curtain of secrecy which had shrouded activities of history’s mightiest fleet since it bombarded the Japanese shoreline south of Tokyo early last Thursday, Adm. Chester W. Nimitz announced that light units operating in the same area today destroyed or damaged an entire four-ship enemy convoy.
Other fleet units meanwhile were disclosed to have bombarded Chichi island in the Bonins 165 miles north of Iwo for the first time in months.
Nimitz disclosed that in last Wednesday's aerial bombardment of the Tokyo area by some 1500 American and British planes. U.S. navy pilots attacking the Yokosuka naval base 30 miles south of Tokyo heavily damaged the 32.720-ton Nagato, previously damaged in the Philippines sea naval battle last October.
They also sank 12 other ships, including: a destroyer, and damaged eight others, including an old destroyer and a destroyer converted Into an anti-aircraft ship.
The Nagato. completed in 1919 and one of Japan’s few remaining battleships, had its superstructure heavily damaged,
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Baker to interpret Perry's ’Puritanism'
Brought back by popular demand, the book interpretation of “Puritanism and Democracy” by Ralph Perry will be given again this term by Alonzo Baker, according to Randolph Sasnett, executive secretary of the religious council. The interpretation will be given on Wednesday j at 3:15 p.m. in the art and lecture' room of Doheny library. It is the : third lecture in the current summer series.
‘This is a competent and fascinating book in which the historic and religious factors which make up the American creed are highlighted.”
*	a i d Robbie Patterson, summer j chairman of the education commis-%;on of the religious council.
“If there is a typical American, he will find his portrait here, and t least the portrait is a work of
Safety drive to warn drivers
Trojan Knights will tackle the recurring problem of traffic and parking offenses in a campaign which opens today to enforce city traffic ordinances on campus.
With many new students on campus, the problem of traffic violations has increased, prompting the
Los Angeles police department to request the Knights’ aid in preventing and eliminating traffic accidents, according to Bill Camm,
Knight president.
Ed Lowther will head the campaign in which members of the Knights will tag vehicles which are parked in violation of the parking rules.
“These rules are not stringent,”
announced Lowther, “and simply follow those prescribed by the Los Angeles police department for safety.'’
Special tags, detailing the name, number, owner, location, and type of offense have been prepared and a record will be kept of each offender, according to Lowther. Persistent offenders will be called before the men’s council or the women’s judicial court.
Members of the men's council under Dick Soderberg, who will deal with violations, are Bill Witmeyer, Jim Callanan, Dave Gardner, Dick Nelson, Forrest Miller, and Burton Most. The women’s judicial court will be organized soon under Anita Norcop. Both bodies have the power to supervise and penalize violations, according to Dean of Women Helen Hall Moreland, and Dean of Men Carl H. Hancey.
■Traffic rules
The following traffic and parking regulations are applicable to the SC campus, according to the Los Angeles police department.
1.	Speed limit on campus is 15 miles per hour.
2.	Red paint on the curbing means that there shall be no stopping, standing, or parking at any .time.
3.	Yellow paint indicates that there shall be no stopping, standing, or parking except to unload passengers (not more than 3 minutes) or materials (not more than 20 minutes).
4.	White paint indicates that there shall be no stopping, standing, or parking except to unload passengers (not more than three minutes).
5.	Green paint on the curbing indicates that there shall be no stopping, standing, or parking except for passenger cars (not more than 15 minutes) at any time.
6.	No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle whether attended or unattended within an intersection in a crosswalk, between a safety zone and the adjacent curb, in front of a public or private driveway, on a sidewalk, or on the roadway side of any other parked vehicle beside a curb or highway edge (double parking).
7.	No angle parking unless provision exists for it. (No angle parking on campus except on 36th street.)
8.	Drivers must park within 18 inches of the curb.
9.	No parking, stopping, or standing in any alley except to load or unload passengers and materials.
10.	Parking is restricted within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, 25 feet of the approach to the nearest line of a crosswalk, and 25 feet of any traffic light, boulevard stop sign, or official electrical flashing device.
11.	Pedestrians must cross street within crosswalk or cross as right angles to the curb.
Senate to begin R.R., jam inquiry
WASHINGTON, July 22—d’.E) — The senate war investigating committee opens hearings tomorrow on the No. 1 home front problem—the railroad jam. and whether it has been aggravated by improper war department planning for troop redeployment.
New veterans invited to attend Trovet meet
New veterans of Troy are invited to attend the first meeting today of the summer term of the Trovets. “This organization was formed to make the life of the returning dischargees a little easier,” said Frank Soares, Trovet president.
The meeting will be held at noon today in 206 Administration and will be devoted to the
WAA arranges all-U dig Friday
With entertainment to suit every temperament, swimming for the aquatic, volleyball, ping pong, and badminton for net sports enthusiasts, and dancing to soft band music to top the evening for everyone, the WAA’s Friday night dig promises diversity with its delight, says Zella Flagg, WAA president.
The soft music department will be in business continually from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. for two-steppers, and the jam session will will be going full blast in the men’s gym.
Splashers will convene in the men’s poll and may wear their own suits. Those who wish to use university suits will be charged a fee of 25 cents unless they have a swim card. All students who plan to participate in this swim-fest must first have a permit from the health service. Hours for this foot examination are today 3 to 3:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 10:30 to 11 p.m., and Friday, 1:30 to 2 p.m. Sports-minded Trojans may play their evening away at volleyball and badminton in the women’s gym, and ping pong in the dance studio.
The dig’s theme is “Bobby Sox and Bow Tie,” to indicate the dress regulations, decided upon for functional reasons, said Miss Flagg.
In charge of the dig is the WAA cabinet. Members are Eunice Bydal, Mary Frances Sewell, Norma Thalheimer, Grace Baker, Jean Bennett, Barbara Fierke, and Ann Marquis.
business of planning a program of entertainment and education for the new term.
The Trovets were one of the first college groups to be formed for the ex-servicemen of this war, and the organization has been in existence since the first veteran came to the campus in Mar., 1944.
Soares, president of the club, explained that the organization is dedicated to doing all that can be done to help the new veterans adjust themselves to college life.
They plan to continue their educational forums featuring timely topics and qualified speakers. Dances and smokers are other entertainment features of the group. Last term the group made arrangements for their members to obtain cigarettes and candy once a week for two months.
National fame and the sanction of the administration has been given the club for its efforts to better the lot of the servicemen on -the campus, stated Soares.
La Tertulia calls Spanish devotees
All graduate and undergraduate students interested in conversational Spanish are invited to attend La Tertulia, Spanish conversation club, today at 12:15 p.m., 318 Student Union, according to Miss Dorothy McMahon, faculty adviser.
At this meeting the election of officers will be concluded. The group will make plans for the term's social activities. Several trips to the Padua Hills Mexican theater were made last term.
Bach, Mozart sonata recital slated tonight
Prof. Alice Ehlers, harpsichordist, and Prof. Anton Maaskoff, violinist, will present a recital of sonatas by Bach and Mozart in the first of two summer session programs sponsored
by the Allan Hancock foundation and the School of Music, in Han* cock auditorium tonight at 8:30.
The program will include Sonata in A major, Mozart; Sonata No. 5 in F minor. Bach; Sonata No. 1 in B minor, Bach, and Sonata in F major, Mozart.
Professor Ehlers and Professor Maaskoff will play the unedited versions of the Bach sonatas, as copied from the original manuscripts by Professor Ehlers at the state library of Berlin, where she studied before the war. She performed the original compositions for the first time before European concert audiences and also appeared on broadcasts of the BBC network in London, with violinist Antonio Brosa.
“The Bach sonatas are real chamber music,” commented Madame Ehlers, “because in these numbers the harpsichord and violin have the same importance.”
Contained in the Bach compositions selected for the recital are four movements, with at least two featuring counterpoint melodies. The F major sonata of Mozart is played in three movements, while
the A major ensemble has two
movements, and theme and variation.
According to Madame Ehlers, certain parts of the Mozart compositions are remindful of his operas “The Marriage of Figaro” and “Don Giovanni.”
Both Professor Ehlers and Professor Maaskoff are members of the School of Music.
One week from tonight, Yves Tinayre, baritone, will combine with the summer session chorus and orchestra, conducted by Dr. Max T. Krone, to present a program of 15th-17th century songs in Bovard auditorium.
There is no admission charge for these concerts, but reservations may be obtained by calling Richmond 4111, station 451. Seats will be held until 8:15 p.m. for those holding reserved tickets. After that time nonticket holders will be admitted.
Blue Key
. . . will meet today in 418 Student Union at 12:30 p.m., announced Jerry Juergens, president. Plans for a beach party Saturday will be discussed. All members are urged to be prompt so that the business of the meeting can be finished in time for 1:15 p.m. classes.